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Wilwood on GK5
Who all has installed Wilwood brakes on your Fit? Post pictures for all to see
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Originally Posted by bjosuesr
(Post 1394771)
Who all has installed Wildwood brakes on your Fit? Post pictures for all to see
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no sir they are wildwood kit 140-10735
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Originally Posted by bjosuesr
(Post 1394786)
no sir they are wildwood kit 140-10735
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I'm waiting on the mod to agree to my pics so they post
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so auto correct got me. they are WILWOOD part number 140-10735-DR
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Originally Posted by bjosuesr
(Post 1394799)
I'm waiting on the mod to agree to my pics so they post
What made you opt for the six-piston calipers over the four-piston calipers? |
Originally Posted by USDM
(Post 1394801)
I approved your post. :thumbups:
What made you opt for the six-piston calipers over the four-piston calipers? |
I'm normally a fan of bigger brakes, but without doing some kind of rear disc conversion, you're taking a setup that already has a huge bias to the front and making it even more biased to the front. I know the fronts do most of the work, but on this car with the drums and most owners not trying to late brake into corner entry, my suspicion is that they intentionally reduced the rear braking power to increase the service interval.
I don't have any numbers to prove it one way or the other, but I've seen on other threads that people go three or more sets of front pads before the drums need any work. Other family cars I've had were either two to one front/rear, or change all four corners at once. |
I agree with the 60/40 split front and rear and the fact that the fronts wear quicker than the rear. Every vehicle I have ever had I have put more brake pads on the front than the rear usually two to one as you say, it just depends on your driving style. |
I also read a couple other forms about the GK5 DPHA Wilwood set on a track GK5 out of China and he posted that this setup wasn’t much better than stock but that the 12 inch rotor was a noticeable difference. Both kits he tried he had race shoes installed on the rear for the drums. He also stated that he had driven other GK5s that had the rear disc conversion and didn’t notice any difference then his car with the race shoes on the rear drum setup |
Originally Posted by kenchan
(Post 1394788)
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Originally Posted by Amabento
(Post 1394857)
OCD wouldn’t allow me not mentioning the H isn’t aligned with the stem. Sorry. Set looks good. |
Nice! I want kne myself, but i thought the pn /n for the fits is 140-13029? whats the difference? also what rotors are you running in these? |
Originally Posted by Exgk5
(Post 1395636)
Nice! I want kne myself, but i thought the pn /n for the fits is 140-13029? whats the difference? also what rotors are you running in these? Wilwood High Performance Disc Brakes - Front Brake Kit Product Number: 140-13029-R The brake calipers you are seeing in the photos above my post are Wilwood's six-piston calipers. Wilwood High Performance Disc Brakes - 2013 Honda Fit EX - Front Brake Kit No.: 140-10735-DR |
Thanks for replying USDM. The rotors come in the kit as USDM mentioned. They are the SRP drilled rotor. Here is a pic from Wilwoods website with part numbers.https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...9eabfa3ab1.png |
Originally Posted by bjosuesr
(Post 1395643)
Thanks for replying USDM. The rotors come in the kit as USDM mentioned. They are the SRP drilled rotor. Here is a pic from Wilwoods website with part numbers.https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...9eabfa3ab1.png |
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Dynapro Radial Big Brake Front Brake Kit (Race) comes with high-temperature pad (BP30) and Spec-37 Iron rotor. I am wondering if standard pad (BP10) could be used together with this spec-37 iron rotor. Do you have any idea?
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Originally Posted by Kevin Lam
(Post 1421351)
Dynapro Radial Big Brake Front Brake Kit (Race) comes with high-temperature pad (BP30) and Spec-37 Iron rotor. I am wondering if standard pad (BP10) could be used together with this spec-37 iron rotor. Do you have any idea?
click on your own link, click on the " Brake Pad Plate: " link .... and there will be a list of avail pads that work for that setup |
Evil what made you choose the four piston over the six? Also are you noticing any bedding issues using the bp20 or bp30 pads over the bp10 due to the higher temps needed to bed them in? They look great on your vehicle and yes I agreee they are brake dust city. |
Originally Posted by Kevin Lam
(Post 1421260)
Thanks for your post. Do you use any spacer? My rims probably interference with the calipers. Just wondering if willwood could offer other Hat with differenceHat Offset Dimension (in):0.45
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Originally Posted by bjosuesr
(Post 1423170)
Evil what made you choose the four piston over the six? Also are you noticing any bedding issues using the bp20 or bp30 pads over the bp10 due to the higher temps needed to bed them in? They look great on your vehicle and yes I agreee they are brake dust city. -there have been reports of SOME wheels (15 inch) that do not clear 6, even though Wilwood says 15s should clear, some simply do not clear -no bedding issues, I just drove it hard as heck and got temps up as much as I could w/o endangering myself/my surroundings -ty for the kind words |
how are the race shoes different from stock ?
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The only thing I know of is the compound used has a more aggressive bite for the race pads and the temp needed for the correct use is higher
Originally Posted by bill bosco
(Post 1423600)
how are the race shoes different from stock ?
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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...6ae9f108e0.jpg
you inspired me! |
They look great
Originally Posted by bertosfit
(Post 1427512)
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...6ae9f108e0.jpg
you inspired me! |
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...e247e90ff6.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...0444575ff2.jpg A worthy upgrade! Excited to not have to watch the stock calipers get rusty. |
Which Konigs are those? Looks great against the blue!
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codeman, you gonna join us .... and find a way to get some wilwood rear disk brakes ....
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Originally Posted by 2Rismo2
(Post 1428612)
Which Konigs are those? Looks great against the blue!
Originally Posted by evilchargerfan
(Post 1428657)
codeman, you gonna join us .... and find a way to get some wilwood rear disk brakes ....
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Originally Posted by CodemanGK5
(Post 1428590)
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...e247e90ff6.jpg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...0444575ff2.jpg A worthy upgrade! Excited to not have to watch the stock calipers get rusty. What's the size of the tyres? Thanks |
Originally Posted by JingJangJoe
(Post 1428689)
Hi,
What's the size of the tyres? Thanks |
Originally Posted by CodemanGK5
(Post 1428691)
Right now I'm running 195/50 16 with no rubbing issues, soon to upgrade to 205's
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Originally Posted by evilchargerfan
(Post 1421322)
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...6fee82ad33.jpg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...0a4b134a22.jpg bp20 pads = brake dust city https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...5eed690d8c.jpg Is it that one? |
Originally Posted by Sulayman Ahmed
(Post 1444669)
I've been trying to search all your threads but I can't seem to find it... what size rotors are you running? The only 4 piston Wilwood kit I can find is the one on Axion's GK5 page, with the 11.6" rotors.
Is it that one? I am using 160-12838-BK (10.32) a quick google search will reveal 1 seller that has it for $64.99 |
Originally Posted by evilchargerfan
(Post 1428657)
codeman, you gonna join us .... and find a way to get some wilwood rear disk brakes ....
Originally Posted by CodemanGK5
(Post 1428688)
Man, I've already given up lol. Kit is way overpriced, HRV rear beam is too different to swap components. Only thing I've been thinking is maybe the spoon rear adjusting plates that give you a mounting bracket and piecing it togeher from there.
looks like sulayman has discovered that fast brakes has a kit, so one can add rear disc brakes. if I am reading this "kit" correctly, you can choose your own caliper .... which should in theory include wilwoods .... https://www.fastbrakes.com/ProductDe...r-11-disc-swap https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fit...186584592f.png |
Wilwood 6 piston setup
Just purchased the 6 piston calipers. Does anybody know if I need new stainless brake lines? Cheers!
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